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MYSTIC ARCANA: MAGIK #1

COVER BY: MARKO DJURDJEVIC

WRITER: LOUISE SIMONSON

DAVID SEXTON

PENCILS: STEVE SCOTT

ERIC NGUYEN

COLORED BY: PETER PANTAZIS

LETTERED BY: DAVE LANPHEAR

THE STORY:

Part one of a MAGIC EVENT that spans across the ages. Ian McNee wanted to be the Sorcerer Supreme but was bested by Stephen Strange (MARVEL FANFARE #6). Now a collector of magical and bizarre artifacts in the lower east side of New York, he's on a dangerous quest for four items that he thinks will keep a crazed Ancient Egyptian Priest from resurrection. This issue, the object is the Sword of Bone, and we finally discover the story of what really happened when Magik traveled to Ancient Egypt and met Storm's descendent during NEW MUTANTS #34 in a 22-page story by Louise Simonson and Steve Scott. Plus, Ian McNee comes face-to-face with the sword’s guardian in a special 10-page story by Marvel magic historian David Sexton and Eric Nguyen.

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

PRICE: 2.99

IN STORES: 2007-06-13

CIVIL WAR: FALLEN SON - SPIDER-MAN #4

COVER BY: DAVID FINCH

WRITER: JEPH LOEB

PENCILS: DAVID FINCH

INKS: DANNY MIKI

COLORED BY: TBD - HIGH

LETTERED BY: TBD - HIGH

THE STORY:

He’s confronted the deaths of family and friends – but how will the passing of a fellow hero rock the Wall-Crawler? We know we’re being secretive about these FALLEN SON issue descriptions, but it’s Jeph Loeb, David Finch (NEW AVENGERS) and Spider-Man all dealing with life’s greatest foe – so you know it’s going to rock!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

NOTE: Not actual title

PRICE: 2.99

IN STORES: 2007-06-13

SUB-MARINER #1

COVER BY: MICHAEL TURNER

WRITER: MATT CHERNISS

PENCILS: PHILIPPE BRIONES

INKS: PHILIPPE BRIONES

COLORED BY: PAUL MOUNTS

LETTERED BY: VC - TBD

THE STORY:

REVOLUTION (PART 1 OF 6)

The King has returned! Fresh off his key appearances in CIVIL WAR and WOLVERINE, Marvel’s first mutant returns in his own limited series that will forever change the way we look at Namor and Atlantis. A horrendous terrorist attack has struck the U.S., and all clues point to an Atlantean sleeper cell. Now, Namor finds himself in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s crosshairs. But is Namor to blame? Or is this merely the first strike orchestrated by those within Atlantis who would see Namor stripped of his title and his kingdom? The half-human, half-Atlantean son of two worlds must race between the sea and the surface to track down those responsible for the attack before Tony Stark, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. – a.k.a. Iron Man – takes him down! Written by Matt Cherniss and Peter Johnson (POWERLESS) with art by the internationally acclaimed Phil Briones (WHITE TIGER) and a first cover by superstar-artist Michael Turner!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

PRICE: 2.99

IN STORES: 2007-06-13

PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #8

COVER BY: ARIEL OLIVETTI

WRITER: MATT FRACTION

PENCILS: ARIEL OLIVETTI

COLORED BY: ARIEL OLIVETTI

LETTERED BY: VC - JOSEPH CARAMAGNA

THE STORY:

It's part 3 of “Blood and Sand,” with the heart of the American dream at stake.

Somewhere in the heart of the Sonoran desert, halfway between the United States and Mexico, the Hate-Monger and his infamous hostage go one-on-one. Meanwhile, G.W. Bridge goes rogue… Stuart Clarke investigates how the National Force gets its information and who's helping them get it… and Frank Castle unveils his astonishing plan.